Previously on rec.arts.sf.tv.babylon5.moderated, Joseph DeMartino said:

> Except that it seems the Lorien either *didn't* catch him or did a
> very bad job of it.  Hence, "He was dying.  He was dead."  If Lorien
> just uses his magic First Ones (tm) powers to safely decelerate
> Sheridan and bring him in for a comfortable landing, there are no
> injuries, no death, and no need to breathe on any embers.  And no 20
> minute limit on the warranty.  The fact that there were all of these
> things suggests that is wasn't a matter of Lorien "simply" catching
> Sheridan.  Maybe the captain didn't go splat like a watermelon, but he
> must have made a very satisfying "thump" when he hit ground.

Or he was actually killed by the nukes above him, and Lorien did in
fact catch him.

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